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Thado Minbya

Type Figure Region Burma Time c. 1335–1367 Also known as Thado Minbya、Thadominbya、သတိုးမင်းဖျား

Thado Minbya (c. 1335–1367) was the founder of the Ava dynasty of central Burma, great-grandson of King Tayaw of the Sagaing dynasty.…

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  1. 1360–1364Sagaing · Sagaing RegionAfter the fall of Pagan, Upper Burma split into the kingdoms of Pinya and Sagaing. Thado Minbya rose to power in Sagaing, seizing the Sagaing throne in May 1364 amid the chaos following the invasion of the Shan Mang clan from the north; only about eighteen years old, he displayed military and political talent.
  2. 1364–1365Ava · Mandalay RegionAfter capturing Pinya in September 1364, he chose a site at the confluence of the Irrawaddy and Myitnge rivers to build the new fortress-capital of Ava (Inwa), meaning 'city of gems' in Sanskrit. In February 1365 he proclaimed Ava the capital of the successor state of Pinya and Sagaing; the walls were completed in July, and it became Burma's principal political center for the next five centuries.
  3. 1365–1367Central Burma · BurmaDuring his reign he restored order in central Burma and cracked down on corrupt monks. In 1367 he died of smallpox while leading a southern campaign, only in his early twenties and without sons. His sister Swa and brother-in-law Swa Sawke succeeded him, and the Ava dynasty entered a period of stable development.

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